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he lifted her up and laid her upon the
Bed, and that Mr. Gaunt then came down
and saw the Deced, who Sighed once, and
Mr. Gaunt sent Dept. to fetch an Apothecary
Says that he returned immediately and
found that the Deced was dead, Says that
there was a pretty large Quantity of Water
upon the Cellar Floor at that time chiefly on the farther part from that where Deced laySays
that he observedSays that he observed
no Marks of violence upon the Deced
and believes that the Deced died in
a Fit. Says that one day last Week
Mr. Wade told Dept. that Deced lay in the
Cellar, and Dept. answered that he thought
it a bad Place, and Mr. Wade said that
the Deced said She lay very Warm.
Says that he never heard the Deced
complain of being ill used by her Master,
or that he did not allow her Victuals
sufficient.

John Vaughan< no role >

John Gaunt< no role > of little Abingdon Street Corn Faitor
one of the Overseers of the Parish of St. John
the Evangelist Westmr. on his Oath saith That
Constance Frost< no role > was put out Apprentice by
the Officers of St. Margarets Parish to William
Wade
< no role > in June last Says that on Thursday last the
22d. of January Instant William Wade< no role > came
to the Workhouse of St. Margaret where the
Officers were met, saying that Constance
Frost
< no role > his Apprentice had spoiled him
two Beds and desired the Gentlemen
would receive her back and let him have
another Girl upon which the Church Ward
desired Dept. to call at Mr. Wade's which
he did on Saturday Morning the twenty fourth
Instant




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